[etischer]

Tesla's Model S is the lowest drag coefficient (0.24) of any current production car. The roof crush resistance is also double the requirement (it broke the crush machine). Performance versions make 416 hp at 5-8600 rpm and 443 lb-ft at 0-5100 rpm. 0-60 in 4.4 seconds!

Read more: http://m.motortrend.com/roadtests/al...ive/index.html

[somanywelps]

Any citation on the crush machine breaking?

[Jason Lattimer]

Its a direct quote from the article. I would love to have seen it if it were true, or maybe just some colorful journalism.

[bjfreeman]

Originally Posted by etischer

Tesla's Model S is the lowest drag coefficient (0.24) of any current production car. The roof crush resistance is also double the requirement (it broke the crush machine). Performance versions make 416 hp at 5-8600 rpm and 443 lb-ft at 0-5100 rpm. 0-60 in 4.4 seconds!

Read more: http://m.motortrend.com/roadtests/al...ive/index.html

LOL now I wonder how you know all this. (tongue in cheek)
I am curious the meaning of 1-speed automatic .
scathing my head on how to figure total mileage for a charge from
EPA CITY/HWY FUEL ECON 88/90 mpg
ENERGY CONSUMPTION, CITY/HWY 38/37 kW-hrs/100 miles
I remember a figure of 275 miles.

[Tatsushige]

Originally Posted by Jason Lattimer

Its a direct quote from the article. I would love to have seen it if it were true, or maybe just some colorful journalism.

I would agree with the Colourful Journalism.

[nucleus]

Originally Posted by bjfreeman

LOL now I wonder how you know all this. (tongue in cheek)
I am curious the meaning of 1-speed automatic .
scathing my head on how to figure total mileage for a charge from
EPA CITY/HWY FUEL ECON 88/90 mpg
ENERGY CONSUMPTION, CITY/HWY 38/37 kW-hrs/100 miles
I remember a figure of 275 miles.

Keep in mind they have three battery pack levels available; 45kWh, 60kWh, and 85kWh.

I don't what they mean by a one speed automatic, maybe that you move a lever between Park, Drive and Reverse?

[etischer]

Originally Posted by nucleus

I don't what they mean by a one speed automatic, maybe that you move a lever between Park, Drive and Reverse?

By Automatic, they mean there is no clutch and it does not require shifting manually.

[rochesterricer]

They called the final transaxle in the Roadster the same thing. It just means direct drive distributed to the wheels through a transaxle.

[JRoque]

Congratulations, Eric. You must be very proud of Tesla's achieved milestone with Model S. Looking forward to see all of those S delivered and the start of X work. Any "approved" bits and pieces of gen 3 that you can throw at us are greatly appreciated.

JR

[Tatsushige]

Originally Posted by JRoque

Congratulations, Eric. You must be very proud of Tesla's achieved milestone with Model S. Looking forward to see all of those S delivered and the start of X work. Any "approved" bits and pieces of gen 3 that you can throw at us are greatly appreciated.

JR

I would like to see more Nissans, Mitsubishi, Subaru EVs on the road also .. I do not care who the maker is as long as it is a EV then it gets my tick of approval.

Would also like to see these heads of state that slap the public with high green house taxes and carbon taxes like the bitch PM in Australia start being driven about in EVs and not bloody V8s, love how they tell the public and punish the pubilc for not going green, but then jumps in a V8 powered car with half a dozen V8 powered police car in tow.

The Japanese PM is also a classic, telling everyone we need to go green and then jumps in a V12 powered Toyota Century. Jackass!